I feel much the same way that you do. Sometimes I think, over the long-term, it might actually be better for Clinton to win and for Bernie supporters to continue relentless political pressure and grassroots organization for the policies that he plans to implement. Because it takes years to lay the foundation for all…

The 2000 election was between Gore (the democrat and former vice president under Bill Clinton) and GW Bush (the republican and son of former president G Bush). We have political dynasties in the US. Anyway, it was a very contentious election - very close. A third party candidate, Ralph Nader, was also in the race,…

Yup. The people who are going to really suffer from it won't have any say in it otherwise. Everyone else will just continue watching reality tv.

YES! That’s what Americans on both sides sound like to me these days. Everyone calling for revolution and the destruction of the government as if they have any clue what they mean. The desire to burn it all to the ground is terrifying- you only think you want this because you have no idea what it actually looks like.…

I’m really sick of Bernie supporters talking about REVOLUTION. Let me be clear- I voted for Bernie in the primary in my state, and I do not hope for a Clinton presidency. I think she’s a terrible candidate. But read a little bit about revolution before you run around calling it that. Bernie wants to reform, enhance…

I was going to say exactly that. She can say this since she is rich, white, post-child bearing age, and insulated in the privilege of Hollywood. The upheaval and chaos of this REVOLUTION that she speaks of won’t even touch her. Clinton will continue the status quo. Bernie will attempt to reform the status quo.…

Let's not do that thing: "If you are talking about X it must be because you never think about / care about anything else!" Because obviously humans are totally capable of noticing that they are disappointed about a movie while simultaneously leading full lives. As for the seemingly huge outpour of disappointment, this…

To be fair, the problem with the Hobbit movies really is just the length. The acting was fine, the writing is fine (just drawn out WAY too long) and they are overly faithful to the source material. If they had been one longish (under three hours but perhaps over two) movie, then it would have been a perfectly…

I agree with all of that from the point of view of a regular person who is just appalled by all of this, like you. But, there are people in positions that need to know more about this. Politicians, counter intel, military, religious leaders, people who work in anti-radicalization in communities, journalists, etc. If…

chaos/fear (should've said)

It was the Taliban in Pakistan.

While you might have a legitimate argument here, it's not Jezebel. No one ever pretended Jezebel was a great news site. They report things that are widely reported elsewhere. I doubt the people who write stories for this site were aware of the Yemen attack and then chose not to cover it for those reasons. Probably…

It could be. But generally, the focus on virgins in the afterlife is something that Westerners have picked out because it's a bizarre thing that's easy to hate. Like Mormon magic underwear- it's something that people on the outside love to focus on. Not that it's not true- it is. But it's far less important in…

Yes exactly. Terrorism, by definition, is a hate crime- but it's organized and intended to create chaos/free among hated groups which is different than the more typical use of the term hate crime which is when someone targets someone else because of hatred of a group. When they target shia or hindu in terrorist…

Censored? Whatever. Even this little Jez blog article clearly states that they were celebrating Easter, and all the big paper stories mention that it was targeting Christians on Easter. It's not been left out. As for it being a hate crime, a terrorist attack is always a hate crime. When sunni ISIS blow up shia in…

Um, no. All the people saying otherwise need to take a look at the post-W world and remember what a mess he made. Iraq and Syria were both sovereign states before the invasion. States led by ruthless dictators, yes, but there are lots of those about the world. Look at the mess now. Look at the cost- in money and in…

I think it's a good idea for families to talk of things like that openly, the way your grandfather did. It brings out the reality of the situation instead of pretending this is something we have to hide or something that is uncommon. I had a miscarriage when I was very young (a teenager). It was only a few days after…

You didn’t ask me, and I haven’t had one myself, but among my friends who’ve had abortions, the emotional responses have been tied to the circumstance. By far the most heartbreaking was a friend who aborted a pregnancy that was planned and desired late term due to discovery of illness that would have given the baby a…

Gosh, I'm sorry you felt that way about it in the first place. I'm sorry if the circumstances around your situation warranted that sort of emotional response, and also sorry if it didn't but people made you feel it did. In either case, you've made a great point here- that a short-term unpleasant experience does not…

Seriously. It's like saying that since a vaccine prick makes a baby cry that we should just let them get polio. And yes, in this analogy, I'm comparing having children to long-term debilitating viral infection. ha ha